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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






2. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






3. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






4. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






5. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






6. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






7. What function is vitamin A?






8. How many calories/gram is protein?






9. What does DASH stand for?






10. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






11. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






12. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






13. What is the function of vitamin C?






14. What are healthy sources of fats?






15. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






16. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






17. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






18. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






19. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






20. Sources of fats






21. What is the function of vitamin E?






22. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






23. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






24. What is RDA of protein?






25. What is normal albumin levels?






26. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






27. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






28. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






29. What type of people need extra protein?






30. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






31. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






32. When does BMR increase?






33. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






34. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






35. Name six sources of grains






36. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






37. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






38. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






39. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






40. The higher the BMR a client has --






41. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






42. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






43. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






44. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






45. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






46. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






47. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






48. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






49. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






50. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?